Monthly Archives: June 2021

Bitcoin price ticks back up to $34,000 after China cryptocurrency scare

The digital currency has jumped 5.4% over the last 24 hours, reaching $34,368 per coin, according to CoinDesk. The cryptocurrency has lost almost half its value since it hit an all-time high in April. Other currencies have experienced similar price swings. Ethereum and dogecoin each rebounded about 4.8% and 8.9% respectively on Wednesday, after getting caught in the selloff earlier this week. The value of crypto has seesawed dramatically this year for a range of reasons, including concerns… Source link

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Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple’s XRP – Daily Tech Analysis – June 23rd, 2021

Ethereum Ethereum fell by 0.20% on Tuesday. Following a 15.93% slide from Monday, Ethereum ended the day at $1,881.65. A mixed start to the day saw Ethereum rise to an early morning intraday high $1,996.67 before hitting reverse. Falling short of the first major resistance level at $2,142, Ethereum slid to an early afternoon intraday low $1,700.00. The extended sell-off saw Ethereum fall through the first major support level at $1,747 and the 62% FIB of $1,725. Finding late support, Ethereum… Source link

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Coinbase plunges along with bitcoin and the rest of crypto

Coinbase fell 2% Tuesday and is now trading at about $217 — not far from its all-time low and a far cry from its peak price of about $429.50. It’s been just two months since Coinbase went public via a direct listing of its stock. Needless to say, the timing has been terrible. Coinbase shares are down more than 35% from the closing price on its first day of trading. Bitcoin has suffered a more than 50% drop during that time frame. While many Coinbase bulls argued the company would be immune… Source link

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Bitcoin Stabilized. These Crypto Stocks Were Mixed.

Text size Dreamstime Bitcoin tanked earlier today and took some key players with it before rebounding. Bitcoin fell below $30,000 Tuesday morning, sliding to a low of $28,814.75 within the past 24 hours. It’s the first time the crypto has dipped below $30,000 since Jan. 28. The price rebounded towards the latter part of the day and clocked… Source link

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Bitcoin Prices Falls Below $30,000. Now What?

Text size A banner at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention in Miami earlier this month. (Photo by Marco BELLO / AFP) AFP via Getty Images Bitcoin fell below $30,000 on Tuesday for the first time since Jan. 28, as China expanded its crackdown on cryptocurrency mining and banking. As of 9:20 a.m. Eastern time, Bitcoin was trading at $29,625,… Source link

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Cryptocurrency briefly crashed again. Here’s why.

Cryptocurrencies gyrated sharply Tuesday, extending a recent run of wild swings. For the first time since January, bitcoin —  the world’s most popular digital coin — briefly dropped below $30,000, a key level that technical analysts monitor. It erased its gains for 2021 before recovering to trade at $32,481.93, according to CoinGecko, a crypto market data site.  Bitcoin at one point shed more than 10% to trade as low as $29,154.73, losing more than half its value since hitting a… Source link

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Wanchain Makes LTC Smart Contract Compatible, Adds Litecoin

SINGAPORE, June 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Wanchain Foundation today announces that Litecoin is now fully integrated into its cross-chain infrastructure. Wanchain, the decentralised blockchain interoperability solution that connects the world’s isolated blockchain networks, is the only decentralised finance (DeFi) project that enables truly decentralised cross-chain transactions between isolated heterogeneous blockchain networks. Wanchain’s cross-chain infrastructure already… Source link

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Monero emerges as crypto of choice for cybercriminals

53 Studios | Getty Images For cybercriminals looking to launder illicit gains, bitcoin has long been the payment method of choice. But another cryptocurrency is coming to the fore, promising to help make dirty money disappear without a trace. While bitcoin leaves a visible trail of transactions on its underlying blockchain, the niche “privacy coin” monero was designed to obscure the sender and receiver, as well as the amount exchanged. As… Source link

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